NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Macalester College water polo team closed out the Collegiate Water Polo Association Conference Tournament with a 12-2 victory over Utica on Sunday at the Jane Caldwell Lott Natatorium. The Scots improve to 4-20 on the season.

Macalester took control of the game by scoring the first four goals en route to a 10-1 lead. Sophomore Hannah Gray (Pasadena, Calif./South Pasadena) and first year Natalie Hoffman (Seattle, Wash./Inglemoor) scored two goals apiece in the first quarter, while senior Zexin Nai (Singapore/Hwa Chong) had two goals in the third quarter. Senior Emma Swanson (Ypsilanti, Mich./Ypsilanti) started the game in goal but came out from the cage in the second half to score two goals.

Gray finished with three goals and was named to the All-Tournament Team. Hoffman also scored three goals, while sophomore Brooke Finney (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison) and first year Lucille Moran (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) also found the net in the victory.

MAC – 5 1 5 1 - 12
UC – 1 0 1 0 - 2
Macalester goals: Gray 3, Hoffman 3, Nai 2, Swanson 2, Finney 1, Moran 1